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Cerus CorporationCERSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Health Care›Medical Specialties
Momentum weak 22
Mkt cap
$408M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
95%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.94M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-35.8 pp
WACC 12.7%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
111 days
25 Feb 2027
Close · USD$2.02
1D-5.2%
1W-11.4%
1M-11.4%
3M-19.8%
6M-22.6%
YTD-1.9%
1Y+39.3%
ATR %6.9%
Beta1.55
52w lowhigh41.8% off high

What Cerus does

Employees: 275

Cerus at a glance

Size Cerus (CERS) is a United States Health Care company (Medical Specialties) with a market value of $408M, the 2845th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $2.02 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 22.6%, against -20.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 13.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.6%); the operating margin is -12.2% (peer median 5.7%).

Valuation It trades at 1.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 5.0× (6th cheapest of 20).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 35.8 points below its cost of capital (12.7% WACC).

Short interest Short interest is 8.2% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 25 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026CERS 80Peer median 80
Six months, rebased to 100: Cerus against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Cerus financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$227M$206M$180M$156M$162M
Revenue growth—+14%+15%-4%—
Gross profit$117M$110M$97.5M$84.0M$84.6M
EBITDA-$25.3M-$34.3M-$33.3M-$54.4M-$55.8M
Net income-$7.31M-$15.6M-$20.9M-$37.5M-$42.8M
Free cash flow$328,000$1.11M$8.52M-$47.8M-$27.6M
Capital expenditure$3.00M$3.73M$2.84M$4.60M$2.00M
Total debt$75.0M$96.9M$98.1M$96.0M$87.2M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Cerus competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%-40%-20%0%6883380020223010974588706051864736YDESSSIISI6929NPCECU6688273MASS300653300238041830CERS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Cerus is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+200%+400%0×250×500×750×688338002022301097458870YDESSSIICERSRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Cerus is the large dot.

Cerus competitors and peer comparison

How Cerus compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Cerus against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureCERSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-11.4%-15.1%10th highest of 21
6-month return-22.6%-20.2%9th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-41.8%-40.2%10th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+13.7%+11.6%9th highest of 20
Operating margin-12.2%5.7%7th lowest of 20
EV / Sales1.9×5.0×6th cheapest of 20
ROIC minus cost of capital-35.8 pp-4.9 pp4th lowest of 19

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Cerus CERSUnited States$408M-23%+14%-12%1.9×n/an/a
Beijing Succeeder Technology 688338.SSChina$408M-15%-4%31%5.4×9.8%+3.4%
Shanghai Kehua Bio-Engineering 002022.SZChina$407M-14%+3%-45%1.9×n/an/a
Ningbo Tianyi Medical Appliance 301097.SZChina$407M-20%+46%8%4.3×n/an/a
Guangdong Transtek Medical Electronics 300562.SZChina$406M-13%+7%11%2.0×-2.5%-6.0%
SEERS 458870.KSSouth Korea$409M-70%+425%43%5.5×-9.1%+247.0%
Medcaptain Medical Technology 2041.HKHong Kong$412Mn/a+19%3%1.6×23.3%+18.1%
Shanghai General Healthy Information & Technology 605186.SSChina$417M+3%+12%6%8.1×55.5%+3.8%
Taidoc Technology 4736.TWTaiwan$395M0%-6%18%1.9×-8.0%-6.6%
YD Bio YDESUnited States$423M-58%+17%-883%704.2×n/an/a
SS Innovations International SSIIUnited States$423M-45%+90%-16%8.0×n/an/a
Shoulder Innovations SIUnited States$428M+56%+61%-59%5.7×n/an/a
OrbusNeich Medical 6929.HKHong Kong$389M-3%+16%23%1.0×-18.5%+15.4%
NeuroPace NPCEUnited States$429M-32%+12%-15%4.5×n/an/a
Clarity Pharmaceuticals CU6.AXAustralia$386M-48%n/an/an/an/an/a
Shanghai Titan Scientific 688133.SSChina$432M-22%-5%-5%1.5×n/an/a
Nanjing Medlander Medical Technology 688273.SSChina$385M-44%-12%8%5.0×39.0%+5.2%
908 Devices MASSUnited States$436M+29%+1%-35%5.5×n/an/a
Yantai Zhenghai Bio-Tech 300653.SZChina$380M-23%-8%17%6.0×20.0%+4.4%
Guanhao Biotech 300238.SZChina$440M-25%-7%5%7.8×n/an/a
InBody 041830.KSSouth Korea$378M+43%+21%19%1.4×-7.6%+16.9%

Questions

Which companies are Cerus's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Beijing Succeeder Technology (688338.SS), Shanghai Kehua Bio-Engineering (002022.SZ), Ningbo Tianyi Medical Appliance (301097.SZ), Guangdong Transtek Medical Electronics (300562.SZ), SEERS (458870.KS), Medcaptain Medical Technology (2041.HK), Shanghai General Healthy Information & Technology (605186.SS), Taidoc Technology (4736.TW).
Is Cerus expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 1.9× against a peer median of 5.0×, 6th cheapest of 20 in its peer set.
How has Cerus stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -22.6% against -20.2% for the median peer; over one year +39.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.